HUNTSVILLE, AL. -- Familiarity, in the case of the Huntsville Stars, will perhaps breed a contender. That's what manager Mike Guerrero is hoping as the Stars prepare to open their 2010 season this week.

A majority of the players were with Guerrero at Brevard County last season, where the team led the Florida State League in both earned-run average and batting average, or have been with him in past seasons.

"They know what to expect from me and they know I expect a lot from them," Guerrero said Saturday from the Stars' spring training camp in Maryvale, Ariz. "They know the type of game I like to play."

Guerrero said the Stars' offense should be productive, with some potential for power but also with speed and ability to hit for average.

"I know it's a lot of guys going to a higher level, but they should be able to do everything," he said. "They can do the little things and be explosive."

Though the final roster will be set today, barring major changes, this is how it'll look:

The Stars fly from Phoenix to Nashville on Monday, then bus to Huntsville. There will be a "meet and greet" dinner at Wintzell's Oyster House on Wynn Drive from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m., with a cost of $15 per person. Fans wishing to attend need to make reservation and payment at the Stars' office by noon on Monday.

The Stars open the season at Chattanooga on Thursday. The home opener is April 14.

"They'll come ready to play every day," Guerrero said. "the chemistry is good."

Lucroy (125 games), Errecart (18), Lawrie (13), Caufield (113) and Cain (82) have some Double-A experience and Machado is a 29-year-old journeyman. But it is basically a young club.

Only Rivas, among the starters, has appeared in Double-A but he, Periard and Rogers are highly-touted enough to have been on the Milwaukee 40-man major league roster this spring, Bowman had a 2.57 ERA last year at Brevard and Anundsen a 2.69 ERA, with a no-hitter last season.